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Dragon Age: The Veilguard unveils a star-studded voice cast

Some familiar vocal cords.

EA has revealed the main voice cast for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, showing off a pretty familiar cast of notable names.

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The Dragon Age games have always been dialogue-heavy, with big close-ups of fidgety foot-locked characters. A weak cast member with a bad performance can stick out like a sore thumb, but it looks like the company has pulled out the big guns for this one. I shudder to imagine what the voice budget looks like.

Here’s the full rundown straight from EA’s news blog:

  • Ali Hillis (Mass Effect 3, Naruto), returns to the fray as Harding, the dwarven scout, a Dragon Age: Inquisition hero with a big heart, a positive outlook, and a ready bow – as well as unexpected magical powers.
  • Ike Amadi (Mass Effect 3, Halo 5: Guardians, Insomniac’s Spider-Man) as Davrin, a bold and charming Grey Warden who has made a name for himself as a monster hunter.
  • Jee Young Han (Perry Mason, Unprisoned) as Bellara, a creative and romantic Veil Jumper obsessed with uncovering ancient secrets.
  • Jessica Clark (True Blood, Pocket Listing) as Neve, a cynic fighting for a better future, both as a private detective and a member of Tevinter’s rebellious Shadow Dragons. 
  • Jin Maley (Star Trek: Picard, Silicon Valley) as Taash, a dragon hunter allied with the Lords of Fortune who lives for adventure and doesn’t mind taking risks. 
  • Nick Boraine (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Black Sails) as Emmrich, a necromancer of Nevarra’s Mourn Watch who comes complete with a skeletal assistant, Manfred, voiced by Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Fallout 4).
  • Zach Mendez (Horizon Forbidden West, Married Alive) as Lucanis, a poised & pragmatic assassin who descends from the bloodline of the House of Crows, a criminal organization renowned throughout Thedas.

Beyond that, the main character, Rook, gives you the choice of four voice actors: two masculine, two feminine; two North American, two British. Once again, quoting the EA blog, they are: “Erika Ishii (Apex Legends, Destiny 2), Jeff Berg (Battlefield 1, NCIS), Bryony Corrigan (Baldur’s Gate 3, Good Omens) and Alex Jordan (Cyberpunk 2077, The Amazing World of Gumball).”

I don’t really keep up with celebrities, so a lot of the less video game-aligned names are a mystery to me. However, I believe all of them have, at some point or another, voiced a character from a game, even when EA doesn’t highlight them. The characters seem to be in capable hands. Er, mouths.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is planned for this year. It’s coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.


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